31
March 2023
Past Event
Has the United States Given Up on Venezuela?

Event will also stream live on this page.

 

Inquiries: mdewitt@hudson.org

Has the United States Given Up on Venezuela?

Past Event
Hudson Institute
March 31, 2023
An anti-Maduro demonstrator waves a Venezuelan flag in front of the Venezuelan National Police officers during a demonstration against the government of Nicolás Maduro organized by supporters of Juan Guaidó on March 10, 2020, in Caracas, Venezuela. (Edilzon Gamez/Getty Images)
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An anti-Maduro demonstrator waves a Venezuelan flag in front of the Venezuelan National Police officers during a demonstration against the government of Nicolás Maduro organized by supporters of Juan Guaidó on March 10, 2020, in Caracas, Venezuela. (Edilzon Gamez/Getty Images)
31
March 2023
Past Event

Event will also stream live on this page.

 

Inquiries: mdewitt@hudson.org

Speakers:
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Marshall Billingslea

Senior Fellow

Carrie Filipetti
Carrie Filipetti

Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Western Hemisphere and Executive Director, the Vandenberg Coalition

José R. Cárdenas
José R. Cárdenas

Former Acting Assistant Administrator for Latin America, USAID

nate_sibley
Nate Sibley

Former Fellow and Director, Kleptocracy Initiative

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Nearly one year ago, President Joe Biden abandoned the Trump administration’s “maximum pressure” campaign against Venezuela’s dictatorship by sending an official delegation to meet with Nicolás Maduro in Caracas. But Maduro’s corrupt regime has shown little interest in negotiating seriously with opposition leaders ahead of expected elections in 2024. Instead, it continues to develop alliances with other dangerous autocracies, such as Cuba, Iran, and Russia. This lack of diplomatic progress has further fractured Venezuela’s democratic opposition and disheartened its people, many of whom have fled to the US southern border.

Please join Hudson Institute to discuss what has gone wrong with US policy toward Venezuela and how the Biden administration and 118th Congress can reinvigorate efforts to support democracy so that all Venezuelans can have a brighter future.

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